Since its inception in the 1930's when it was Japan's first company to develop a cemented carbide, Tungaloy has a long history of excellence in the development of materials for metal cutting tools and innovative industrial products. The diverse range of products, including metal cutting tools, such as indexable inserts and steel products, wear resistant tools, civil engineering tools, and friction materials, are all based upon Tungaloy's expertise in powder metallurgy. Tungaloy provides customers with products that serve as industry benchmarks. The goal is to improve customer's productivity and cycle time to help reduce their overall costs and increase profitability.